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Summary: Ditto!
Review: It almost seems pointless to write about this movie, but I do adore it. PillowTalk was my first introduction to Doris Day (besides my mother milling around, with a far off look in her eye singing Que sara sara--excuse my spelling!). I fell in love with her. This movie shows why we Doris lovers are ga-ga over her. She is the perfect mix of designer style, innocence, wit and beauty and all this with top drawer comedic timing! She's fab!Again, as with some of her other movies, most notably Please Don't Eat the Daisies, and That Touch of Mink, New York plays a pivotal role. This movie is about New York in the days of party line telephones, classy nightclubs, where patrons sit around a piano and nibble on quaint tidbits, and people actually owned and drove cars! An interesting scene is where Rock tries to "act gay" by discussing recipes! Ironic, and the not so funny point isn't missed. He is nothing but a man's man in this movie, so amazingly handsome, your mouth just hangs open! And wait until you see what a scorned Doris does to his apartment when she "decorates" it as revenge for his deceit! A very enjoyable film. A great way to spend an afternoon or a chilly night, and you won't even need a date!
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Summary: Brings back memories of the drive in theatre
Review: I was a kid when my mom & dad put my sister and myself in the family car and headed out to the local drive-in theatre. This was my introduction to the years of Doris Day & Rock Hudson movies.I've seen this movie again about 10 years ago when i bought it on VHS and it was just as wonderful. Full of great music, a fun semi-dated comedy, a beautiful Doris Day and a breathtaking Rock Hudson. The story was simple, the costumes for Doris Day were the most beautiful i ever saw.Now i bought the DVD and have been terribly disappointed by the sound. It's very brassy i guess is the best word i can think of, the picture quality is pretty good. Funny, somehow it doesn't matter, watching these two fine actors makes it all worth it. Back in the early 80's i had the honor of working with late great Rock Hudson at Disney World. He was larger than life to me and the nicest gentleman I ever worked with. We miss him dearly. Doris Day will always have that pure charm that will always remind me of my mother.So bring back those memories that you have and get yourself a copy of "Pillow Talk". What were you doing in 1959?
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Summary: Doris and Rock Forever!
Review: I love this movie. It is a lively comedy about people who share a party line. She is an interior decorator, he is a playboy/song writer. Tony Randall is the silly sidekick. Naturally they have many misunderstandings on the rocky road to romance. Doris is stunning in her designer outfits and Rock is one hunk of man. He is a good actor here. The film is good, clean fun with two eternally youthful and beautiful people who look perfect together.
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Summary: 5 Stars For The Movie- 1 Star For the DVD Version
Review: Doris Day and Rock Hudson are perhaps the best duo in movie history. Pillow Talk is one of the most clever comedies ever made. This film is about a painful reality in the 50's- party lines. When Jan Morrow wants to use her phone, she must first listen to her other "party" Brad Allen romance the women. She finally works out a deal with him to each have a thirty minute slot where they can make calls, but selfish Brad doesn't adhere to the rules at all! Brad accidentally meets the other end of his party line at a restaurant, and makes a quick decision to become someone else. He ultimately romances Jan, while she has no idea that he is her arch enemy. For it's time, Pillow Talk was one of the more risque films, but yet one of the funniest and most romantic ever made.
On that note, I have to say I was so disappointed with this DVD. There are no extras to speak of other than the trailer and some production notes. As successful as the stars of this movie were, you think Universal could have put a little more punch into this DVD. The quality of the DVD is also quite poor. There was no digital remastering, only a direct copy from vhs to dvd. If you are a person who only has dvd's, I would still get this because this is such a classic, you have to have it around. If you still have your vhs machine, get it on vhs, it's cheaper and not any less quality than the dvd.
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Summary: Wonderful Movie/Bad DVD
Review: How could Universal release a favorite beloved DD film of such bad technical quality. It's a shame this movie was not remastered. Take a look at Warner Home Video of the Pajama Game if you want to see superior resolution. It's a shame to have just copied from VHS to DVD without the film being cleaned up.
Pull it and re do it as it deserves to be 5 stars.
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Summary: A wonderful romantic movie
Review: Doris Day and Rock Hudson - what more can I say. It is a great movie that you can watch over and over again. It is a multilayered treat with great subtleties.
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Summary: "PILLOW" IS MORE THAN TALK!
Review: In 1959 Doris Day starred in one of her funniest films. She co-starred with Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Mary Wickes, Steve Forrest and some of the most beautiful Maine coast settings in "It Happened To Jane" an oft-putting title for which Columbia Pictures should be severely chastised. Although Day was the most popular female star in the country according to the Motion Picture Exhibitor publication, very few people flocked to theatres to see this winning picture. The public did however turn out en masse to see her second 1959 release, "Pillow Talk". It turned out to be a blockbuster and began a string of box-offices successes that made Day the most popular star in the world, male or female, for many years.
Ross Hunter, a producer with an uncanny ability to spin gold, opulently produced this stylish and consistently funny tale of an interior decorator and a "wolf" who share a party line. Mistaken identity enters into the picture when Hudson gets a look at the other "end" of his party line and begins to pursue Day, who has been intermittently dating Tony Randall.
From this improbable basis writer Stanley Shapiro has crafted an award-winning script with a sharp edge, some smart sophistication, and director Michael Gordon has helmed with a breathless pace that never falters. It turned out to be one of the biggest smashes of the year and earned Doris Day an Oscar Nomination as Best Actress.
The picture has to be seen to be fully appreciated and in the hands of the extremely capable cast, a comedy gem has been created that defies the passage of time, being as freshly funny and laugh envoking as it was in the Fall and Winter months of 1959/60.
Doris Day, in gowns by the celebrated Jean Louis, is finally given the opportunity to display a figure that was too often kept under wraps. As Jan Morrow, a career woman who never forgets she is a woman, she is perfect. Her double takes and sense of comic timing are priceless. Rock Hudson, in his first out and out comedy role always credited Day with teaching him how to play comedy. Obviously he was a good student since he plays his role with obvious relish and delight. The chemistry between Day and Hudson is dynamic and it's very clear as to why they became the top-ranked comedy team of the 1960's.
Tony Randall sparkles as the third lead and Thelma Ritter, Oscar-nominated for her role as Alma, is memorable as are Nick Adams as an overly-amorous college student with designs on Day. "Pillow Talk" has sometimes been the subject of ridicule for perpetuating an image of an overage virgin on the brink. Nothing could be further from the truth. To this day it remains one of the most delightful comedies to emerge from the studio system and can rank high on any list of all-time greats. Grab a pillow, plunk yourself down on the couch, and prepare to laugh yourself silly before running out to grab some of the other Day-Hudson-Randall gems available for viewing.
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Summary: Chic, Stylish Romp With Rock & Doris!
Review: Don't you just love this movie?! Full of humor, fun, style, high fashion, and great decor! (I wouldn't mind having some of Rock's and Doris' 1959 furnishings in my house right now!) Doris & Rock are at it again in "Pillow Talk", one of '59s top pictures. Toss in sidekicks Tony Randall and the very funny Thelma Ritter, and you've got a first-rate comedy in your midst! Our two lead players have never been more likeable, as they find each other, lose each other, then find each other again during the course of the film. The movie's final shot is a dandy .... sending the film out in hysterical fashion, with Rock being hauled off forcibly after exclaiming, "You don't understand, I'm going to have a baby!" (A quite humorous running gag throughout the picture.)
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Summary: Two's a Crowd on a Party Line
Review: Doris Day and Rock Hudson are the unwilling sharers of a party line telephone in this classic comedy movie. He's a composer always on the make--and on the phone--while she's an interior decorator with very little interior life. Doris is being courted by wealthy thrice divorced Tony Randall, who just happens to be, unbeknownst to her, the best friend of her phone rival. When Rock finds out, he decides to teach Doris a lesson and have a little fun himself, but like all practical jokes, the plan misfires and he almost ruins his chances for happiness with Doris. A good movie in many ways, but not quite as funny as I remembered it when I rented it again after many years last week. Yet Rock's sham portrayal of a gay Texan is a lot more eyebrow raising today than it was back in 1959, and Tony Randall is really the best thing in the movie with his neurotic pining after Doris.
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Summary: You Are My Inspiration.....
Review: Doris is a wonderful Jan Morrow, and Rock does a wonderful Brad Allen. Doris plays Jan Morrow, who is an interior decorator with a problem. Jan is forced to share a party line with Brad Allen, who calls women at all hours to sing love songs. But when the meet accidentaly Brad pretends to be a Texan named Rex Stetson. Over time they fall in love, but a problem arises. Brad's best friend, John is in love with Jan. Now John doesn't know Brad is Rex and Jan doesn't know John is friends with Rex/Brad, what is a person to do?
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